The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16
IN Two BRooxLYN PARzsHEa

A Chureh to he Dedicated ana the Corner
Stsae Of . seheol to Be Laid To-day.
To-day will be busy Sunday for Bishop
Loughlin. At II o'clock he will oficiate at the
solemn dedication Of the new st. Teress's
Church. corner Of Butler street and Classon
avenue. which the pastor, the Rev. Joseph Mo-
Nance, has finally completed. after thirteen
years Of hard work. The ceremonies will begin
with q solemn high mass. Of which the Rev. E.
W. Mccarthy Of st. Augustine's will be cele-
brant: the Rev. p. ]. Mcnamara Of the Church
Of Our Lady Of Victory. deacon the Rev. James
Taafte. St. Mary'e. sub-descon: and the Rev.
Lawrence Guerin Of St. Teresa's. master of
ceremonIeA The chanters viii be the Row
John N. Kelly Of tho TRANSPORTATION. and the
Rev. J. Cannon Of st. Paul's. Mosart's Twelfth
Mass will be sung, and the Bishop will preach.
In the evening there will be solemn vespers, at
which the Rev. e. W. Mccarthy will preach.
st. Teresa's is the only RomanesQue church
In the Catholic diocese Of Brooklyn. It Is built
Of brick with stone foundation. The dimen-
sions are 125 feet By rs on the ground plan
From the floor to the dome Of the roof the
height Is afty-hve feet. The interior is lofty
and imposing. It Is frescoed in conventional
designs. the background being cream white.
the designs in blue. gold. and maroon.
The five affairs are marblelzed and decorated
in white and gold. Behind tho main altar are
Eve trescoed panels representing the Crucilx-
ion. the Annunciation. the Nativity, the Resur-
rection. and the Ascension. The figures are all
side Is depicted the apparitton Of the infant
i6s ss s Ssd Il s e ssr %o
affairs altar ~, wl be devotional shrines under the
The windows, seven on each side. are tho
donations of Thomas Monahan, Thomas Nc
Cam. Patrick J. Gelson. Bernard MeAyaney.
SON. Sarearet aaiiagh a Jo john aoodc. John
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ssRd ss Sof Sss sSG Dsd Of which ali but
1917, Wien Father MeNspes. then n assistant
iii .fest on Ciasson avenue and ado feet s on
shep st Rn rSss
basement was Immediately finished. and the
sun Tbee s1a End
pent, has since been used as a place Of Swor-
6jP 81 Tie eonSresstlon. me nrst service being
IL q tsi as '1 sSasasY IN sad
.,!SSs psssor: lie Rev s gos %sNemee. j. ma
BrSklyn. He was ordained at All Hallows
G1,ge s5ssDG IL 1862 and came to Brook
I'm he afternoon bishop Loughlin will lay
that e Rev. John Nash, pastor Of the Sacred
a. Church y oo erecting , on Adelphi street:
brick Hifce, the front in Enelish Gothic. Of
Philaaphia pressed brick, with brown stone
trnam5iNs; Il will have frontage Of 116 feet
h Ads srs sea TRs Sa sddd p K a1s
t eStia Mass rooms. accommodating !.2oo
can Brotsrs and the Sisters IL St Joseph. It
u expectS that the school viii be finished In
late IN NoAmber. when a fair will be held In it
for tho peAht Of the schooffund
Ihe sacN Heart parish was founded ton
years ago. Ind the present pastor. the Rev.
yohn Nash; pcceeded thsl late Father John A.
McCullum Hts charge last January Father
Nash was pn on June ~. 1857. not far from
the paesent Ne OF the church. He Was or:
was immedisly sent TO this parish. His
church is entity free Of debt